A transition team comprised of members of PLT’s Education Operating Committee (EOC) and PLT coordinators representing state government agencies, forestry associations, non-profits, colleges and universities that deliver PLT programming across the country is in place to help ensure the transition of PLT from AFF to SFI is as smooth as possible. The full list of the transition team members can be found below.

SFI is a non-profit, charitable organization that has become a sustainability leader dedicated to the future of our forests. SFI’s mission, vision, and key objectives are to strengthen the connections between the conservation values of responsibly managed forests and sustainable communities, as well as provide supply chain assurances. SFI’s community engagement programs have long included support for youth education and connecting youth to forests including previous support for PLT initiatives across the country.

PLT is aligned with SFI’s mission, vision, and key objectives, and bringing the PLT program under SFI’s umbrella will further SFI and PLT’s reach in ensuring today’s youth can be effective future leaders with a strong understanding of the value of responsibly managed forests, a commitment to sustainability, and the skills to make responsible decisions about the environment. PLT and SFI will also work together to engage youth in conservation activities and outdoor education.

Please feel free to contact any of the individuals listed below with questions:

Betsy Ukeritis
New York PLT State Coordinator
Inter-regional Environmental Educator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Environmental Education
315-426-7532projectlearningtree@dec.ny.gov